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One Response to Posting Guidelines

Comment for your well written article: Ticked-off meat eaters.
Could I correct your article please. This allergy appears in Europe, UK and Africa – in fact any tick has the venom/enzyme to create the alpha-gal antibody in humans. As you state in your article the Lone Star tick is more aggressive in seeking a blood host. Other species of ticks in other countries are also aggressive in questing for a host.
In Australia, there are approximately 5,000 people with the alpha-Gal or mammalian meat allergy caused by tick bites. Assoc prof. Sheryl Van Nunen at Royal North Shore Hospital is a pioneer in the alpha-gal allergy and her work is recognised internationally.
We do not have the Lone Star tick in Australia but have what is commonly called the paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus). For more information, please go to http://www.tiara.org.au This site is written by medical professionals.
regards
Jana Pearce